§ 20-1585 — Commissions; other considerations prohibited

No title insurer and no title insurance agent shall pay or give to any applicant for insurance, or to any person who is acting as agent, representative, attorney or employee of the owner, lessee, or mortgagee or of the prospective owner, lessee or mortgagee of the real property or any interest therein, either directly or indirectly, any commission or any part of its fees or charges including, but not limited to, fees for escrow services performed by a title insurer or title insurance agent, or any other consideration or valuable thing, as an inducement for, or as compensation for, any title insurance business.